In a climate like the American South’s, you’d think people would want light, refreshing desserts -- sorbets, maybe. Actually, Southerners are crazy for cake. Crazy-kooky-nutsy, with frosting on it.

Similar to many of her other cake recipes, and cake recipes in general, the bestselling cookbook author makes this particular recipe with to-be-expected ingredients. Like traditional cakes, the ...

Preheat the oven to 325°F. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and cream of tartar. Set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites until stiff but ...

Underneath the purple-and-white ombré coat of sweetened coconut, cookbook author and blogger Hetal Vasavada's slim, tall layer cake is bound with a cloud-like layer of Swiss meringue buttercream. But ...

Dear SOS: A few years ago you featured a recipe for an Italian white wine cake with a mascarpone cream filling and iced with whipped cream and flaked coconut. I made it several times, and it was a hit ...